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New Class: Sha'ir
The
legendary sha’irs were tale-spinners and advisors to desert chieftains. They
were imbued with great wisdom, and boasted the power to communicate with the
desert’s awesome spirits, the genies. But in the resent ages the sha’ir become
powerful adventures and explores that serve to no one except themselves.
Members
of the sha’ir class are often found alone, as free agents, unfettered by social
requirement and position. They may be found in the city as well as the desert,
commanding great power from their dealings with genies. Instead of merely
advising rulers, they may be rulers.
Adventures: Sha’ir
are legendary figures – free agents, unfettered by social requirement and
position they live as theywish. Sha’irs are not at all common in the Land of Fate
Good Sha’ir seek to use their gifts to the
betterment of the common folk and deal with the fickle wishes of the genies
whom they summon. Evil Sha’ir are as a desert sand storm. They enslave genies
and pursue their own selfish interests – no matter the cost.
Sha’irs are a precious commodity in the Land of Fate Land
of Fate
Characteristics: Sha’irs are unique and mysterious figures in the Land of Fate
Accomplished sha’irs have genies at their
very command, and they alone possess the secrets of geniekind. Sha’irs draw
their magicks from the planes themselves, unburdened by such concepts as
provinces and piety.
Religion: Sha’irs are ever wary and watchful of the Gods. Like all Sethrarans
sha’irs accept the existence and superiority of the great gods. Unlike their
fellow Sethrarans, however, sha’ir rarely choose to actively venerate any
particular god. Their dealings with their genie and gen occupy most of their
time and the little contact they do have with the church is almost always
negative. Sha’ir’s free use of divine magic garners them no favor from the
servants of the Gods.
Background: Many Sha’ir are drawn to the art as a result of some past encounter with
genies, drawn to the power and allure that the genies wield. Sha’irs can (and
do) teach their art, and some Sha’ir seek out powerful Sha’ir for guidance and
instruction in the art. Sha’ir take apprentices much less frequently then other
spellcasters, but once basic instruction is completed the Sha’ir requires
little more; they perfect their art as they wish, each to his own.
Races: The
will to command the genies and their kind springs forth in the hearts of nearly
all the enlightened races. The ogre and the half-elf are just as likely to
become sha’irs as humans. The one exception to this is dwarves, who often
resist the allure of the sha’irs power. Although as accomplished at the
profession as any of another race, their natural distaste for the arcane arts
keeps them from embracing the teachings of Jafar al-Samal, first of the sha’ir.
GAME RULE INFORMATION
Sha'ir have the following game statistics.
Abilities: Charisma determines how quickly a sha’irs gen can find a spell, the
chance of the gen locating the spell, and how hard the spell is to resist. The
Difficulty Class of a saving throw against a sha’ir’s spell is 10 + the spell’s
level + the sha’ir charisma modifier. Charisma, Intelligence, and Wisdom are
important for many of the sha’irs class skills.
Alignment: Any (though it must share at least one aspect of the gen familiar’s
alignment).
Vitality Die: d4.
GAME RULE INFORMATION
Sha'ir have the following game statistics.
Abilities: Charisma determines how quickly a sha’irs gen can find a spell, the
chance of the gen locating the spell, and how hard the spell is to resist. The
Difficulty Class of a saving throw against a sha’ir’s spell is 10 + the spell’s
level + the sha’ir charisma modifier. Charisma, Intelligence, and Wisdom are
important for many of the sha’irs class skills.
Alignment: Any (though it must share at least one aspect of the gen familiar’s
alignment).
Hit Dice: d4.
CLASS SKILLS
A 1st level Sha'ir
character get 2 bonus skills from the following list of Class Skills [General] Concentration
(Con), Craft (Int), Heal (Wis), Diplomacy (Cha), [Profession] Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int),
Profession (Wis), Spellcraft (Int). See the Book of Legends Chapter 6: Skills
for skill descriptions.
Trained
Skills at 1st Level: 5 + Int modifier.
Table X-X:
the sha'ir
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Level
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Base Attack
Bonus
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Ref Save
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Will Save
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Special
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Magic
Points/
Day
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Maximum
Spell Level Known
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1st
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+0
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+0
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+0
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+2
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Summon Gen familiar
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4
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1st
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2nd
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+1
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+0
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+0
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+3
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10
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1st
|
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3rd
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+3
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Recognize genie works
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17
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2nd
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4th
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+2
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+1
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+1
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+4
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21
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2nd
|
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5th
|
+2
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+1
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+1
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+4
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Elemental protection
|
28
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3rd
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6th
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+3
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+2
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+2
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+5
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35
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3rd
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7th
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+3
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+2
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+2
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+5
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Call Genie 1/day
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42
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4th
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8th
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+4
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+2
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+2
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+6
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49
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4th
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9th
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+4
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+3
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+3
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+6
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Elemental travel (1/day)
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56
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5th
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10th
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+5
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+3
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+3
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+7
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63
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5th
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11th
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+5
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+3
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+3
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+7
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Greater Call
genie (any genie) 2/day
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70
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6th
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12th
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+6/+1
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+4
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+4
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+8
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77
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6th
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13th
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+6/+1
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+4
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+4
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+8
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Craft genie prison
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84
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7th
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14th
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+7/+2
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+4
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+4
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+9
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91
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7th
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15th
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+7/+2
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+5
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+5
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+9
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Elemental
travel (2/day), Call Genie 3/day
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98
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8th
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16th
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+8/+3
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+5
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+5
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+10
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105
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8th
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17th
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+8/+3
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+5
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+5
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+10
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112
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9th
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18th
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+9/+4
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+6
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+6
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+11
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Elemental
travel (at will)
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119
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9th
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19th
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+9/+4
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+6
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+6
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+11
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126
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9th
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20th
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+10/+5
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+6
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+6
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+12
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Call Genie 4/day
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134
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9th
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Class Features
All of the following are class features of the sha'ir.
Training
Bonus to Defense:
The Hakima gets a Basic Training to
his defense.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Sha'irs
are proficient with all simple weapons, but not with any type of armor or
shield. Armor of any type interferes with a sha'ir's arcane gestures, which can
cause his spells with somatic components to fail.
Spells: A sha'ir's spells must be retrieved
from the elemental planes by his familiar, an Spirit called a gen. Once
retrieved, a spell remains set in the sha'ir's memory, like a Cleric's prepared
spell, until a day is past (28 hours). A sha'ir is capable of extraordinarily
versatile spellcasting because he can use arcane spells as well as a limited
selection of divine spells. A sha'ir's familiar can retrieve any spell on the
sorcerer/ wizard spell list, plus any spell from the Air, Chaos, Earth, Fire,
Knowledge, Law, Luck, Sun, and Water domain spell lists. Even though the sha'ir
has access to certain
domain spells, he gains no other benefit of the cleric class, including the
granted powers of those domains.
To learn or cast a spell, a sha'ir must have a Charisma score equal to
at least 10 + the spell level.
The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a sha'ir's spell is 10 +
spell level + the sha'ir's Cha modifier.
To cast a
spell a sha'ir need to select the spell from
his prepare spells and pay the MP cost appropriated for the spell level; this
cost is described in the chapter 10:
magic if the Book of Heroes.
Casting Limit: When you cast a spell you spend MP,
the maximum number of MP that you can spend in a single spell (including
metamagic feats, see chapter 5: feats of
the Book of Legends) is equal to your caster level +1.
Magic
Points/Day: A sha'ir’s
ability to cast spells is limited by the Magic points he has available. His
base daily allotment of Magic points is given on Table X-X: The sha'ir. In
addition, he receives bonus Magic points per day if he has a high Charisma
score (see chapter 2 of the Book of Legends). His race may also provide bonus
spell points per day, as may certain feats and items.
After a good
night’s sleep a sha'ir regain his spend magic
points.
Prepare
Spells: Sha'ir’s do not
acquire their spells from books or scrolls, nor prepare them through study. A sha'ir decides what spell might be useful and sends out
his familiar to retrieve it from the spirit world. To do this, the sha'ir must
summon his gen and tell it the name of the spell he seeks. The gen immediately
plane shifts to seek the spell in the spirit world. After one hour the gen
reappears within 5 feet
of its master and imparts to him the power to cast the spell.
The Gen can
bestow the power of cast 4 spells of each spell level that the sha'ir can cast to his master, those spells are
selected from the sorcerer/ wizard spell list, plus
any spell from the Air, Chaos, Earth, Fire, Knowledge, Law, Luck, Sun, and
Water domain spell lists.
So a 1st
level Sha'ir can cast four 0 level Sha'ir spells and four 1st level Sha'ir spells, meanwhile a 20 level Sha'ir know 4 spells of each spell level (from 0 to
9th). When a Sha'ir can cast a new level of
spells he can ask his Gen for 4 new spells of that level automatically.
Each day the
Sha'ir can change the list of Spells that his Gen
retrieve from the spirit world, let it him to have a vast option of spells. A Sha'ir can only sent his Gen once at day to the Spirit
world.
Metamagic
Feats: A sha'ir may use metamagic feats he possesses to
modify the spells his gen fetches. The gen simply fetches the spell with the
metamagic feats applied. Unlike the sorcerer, the sha'ir does not need to take
a full-round action to cast such spells.
Bonus
Languages: A sha'ir may substitute Aquan, Auran, Ignan, or
Terran for any of the bonus languages available to his race. Sha'irs are
expected to have a great deal of contact with elemental entities, and
apprentice sha'irs often study the languages that such creatures speak.
Summon Gen
Familiar: A sha'ir must obtain a gen familiar (see Gen
Familiars) at 1st level. A gen familiar is an intelligent outsider that
resembles a small elemental. The creature serves as a companion and servant to
the sha'ir. The sha'ir may choose the elemental type of the gen he summons, and
its alignment matches his own. The summoning takes 12 hours and consumes raw
materials that cost 100 gp.
A gen can retrieve spells for the sha'ir, as indicated
above. As the sha'ir advances in level, the gen increases in power similar to
the manner that a normal familiar gains power. A gen advances as a normal
familiar, gaining all the normal benefits described in the
Familiars section on page 52 of the Player's Handbook,
except that its Intelligence does not increase and it can speak the languages
noted in the gen's description (see below). It retains the outsider type.
If a gen familiar dies or is dismissed by the sha'ir,
the sha'ir must attempt a DC 15 Fortitude saving throw. Failure means he loses
200 experience points per sha'ir level; success reduces the loss to one-half
that amount. However, a sha'ir's experience point total can never go below 0 as
the result of a gen's demise or dismissal. A slain or dismissed gen can be
replaced the following day, but since it is an outsider, it cannot be raised
from the dead.
A sha'ir with more than one class that grants a
familiar may have only one familiar at a time.
Recognize
Genie Works: At 3rd level, a sha'ir can recognize the
craftsmanship of any item or magical effect created by geniekind (Identify
invisible, disguised, or polymorphed genies, recognize items created by genies).
To use this ability, the sha'ir must make a successful DC 20 Knowledge (the
planes) check. The sha'ir receives a bonus on this check equal to his sha'ir
level.
Elemental
Protection: At 5th level, a sha'ir gains resistance to acid 5,
cold 5, electricity 5, and fire 5. He also gains damage reduction 2/— against
attacks made by any creature with the air, earth, fire, or water subtype.
The resistance increases to 10 against the energy type
to which his gen is immune (see below), and the damage reduction increases to
4/— against attacks made by creatures of his gen's elemental subtype. He also
gains a +2 bonus on all saves against acid-, cold-, electricity-, and
fire-based attacks, and this bonus increases to +4 against attacks that deal
the energy damage to which his gen is immune.
Call Genie (Sp): A 7th-level
or higher sha'ir may call a Gennie to aid her. She has two options, the first
is call a Djinni or up to two jannis to aid her once per day in combat during a
short period of time, this function as summon monster IV spell.
The second option is that
the Sha'ir can ask for a longer and more complex favor
from the Djinni or a Janni, this
functions as the lesser planar ally spell except that the Sha'ir can only call a Djinni or
a janni. The sha'ir must pay the spell's XP cost and
bargain with the Djinni or janni as normal. Caster level is equal to the sha'ir's
class level.
Elemental Travel (Sp): At 9th level, a
sha'ir can plane shift
once per day, as the spell, to the spirit
world or from it to the Material Plane. At 15th level, the sha'ir may use this ability twice per day, and at 18th level, the
sha'ir may use this ability at will. Caster level is equal to the sha'ir's
class level.
Greater Call Genie (Sp): An 11th-level or higher sha'ir may call any
type of genie to aid him twice per day. This functions
as the planar ally spell except that the Sha'ir can only call one
dao (see the Manual of the Planes), djinni,
efreeti, or marid (see
the Manual of the Planes), or two jann. The sha'ir must pay the spell's XP cost and bargain with the genie or jann
as normal. Caster level is equal to the sha'ir's class level.
When you use your Call gennie ability you are
considered to have the Augment
Summoning feat for this summoning alone. At Level 15th you can use this ability
3 times per day and finally 4 times at level 20th.
Elemental Travel (Sp): At 9th level, a
sha'ir can plane shift
once per day, as the spell, to the spirit
world or from it to the Material Plane. At 15th level, the sha'ir may use this ability twice per day, and at 18th level, the
sha'ir may use this ability at will. Caster level is equal to the sha'ir's
class level.
Craft Genie Prison (Ex): At 13th level, a
sha'ir gains the benefit of
the Craft Wondrous Item feat, except that he can use
it only to create genie prisons. A genie prison is
created in die same way
as an iron flask and functions identically to that
device, except that it
can hold only geniekind.
GEN
FAMILIARS [Sidebar]
A gen is an Spirit similar to a genie, but much
smaller and far less powerful. Like genies, gens are native to the various
elemental planes.
COMBAT
All gens have certain traits in common. They prefer to
avoid combat, a task that is easy for them since they can travel to the
elemental planes at will and survive equally well in any of them.
Elemental
Endurance (Ex): A gen can survive on the Spirit world regions
of elements like a native. On the Elemental region of Fire, a gen is immune to
fire damage. On the Elemental region of Water, a gen can breathe water and has
a swim speed equal to its fly speed (gaining the normal +8 racial bonus on Swim
checks). On the Elemental region of Earth, a gen has a burrow speed equal to
its land speed, leaving no tunnel or sign of its passage as though it has the
earth glide ability of a xorn (see the Monster Manual).
Elemental
Travel (Sp): A gen can plane shift at will to any of the
Elemental Planes or from any elemental plane to the Material Plane. This
ability transports the gen only. It is otherwise identical to the plane shift spell
(caster level 13th).
Fetch Spells
(Ex): A gen can find and deliver spells to a sha'ir from
the elemental planes. See the sha'ir description.
AIR GEN
Tiny Outsider (Air, Spirit, Extraplanar)
HP: 5 hp (1d8+1)
Initiative:
+2
Speed: 20 ft . (4 squares), fly 70 ft . (perfect)
Defense:
15 (+2 size, +2 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 13
Base Attack:
+1
CMD/ CMB: 13/
-9
Attack:
Slam +5 melee (1d2 plus 1 electric)
Full Attack: 2
slams +5 melee (1d2 plus 1 electric)
Space/Reach:
2-1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special
Attacks: —
Special
Qualities: Air mastery, darkvision 60 ft ., elemental endurance,
fetch spells, immunity to electricity, elemental travel, vulnerability to acid
Saves:
Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +4
Abilities:
Str 7, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 13, Wis
Skills (Level
bonus +0): Concentration +5, Knowledge (arcana) +5, Knowledge
(the planes) +5, Stealth +6, Perception +7, Spellcraft +5, Survival +6
Feats:
Combat CastingB, Weapon Finesse
Environment:
Any elemental plane
Organization:
Solitary
Challenge
Rating: 1
Treasure:
Standard
Alignment:
Often chaotic good
Advancement:
2-3 HD (Tiny); 4-6 HD (Small)
Level
Adjustment: —
This creature resembles a pale-skinned humanoid surrounded
by misty vapors.
Air gens often dwell on the Elemental Plane of Air. Thought
to be related to the djinn, they are often found within djinn cities, although
they travel almost constantly.
Air gens speak one regional language and Auran.
COMBAT
Air gens avoid combat whenever possible. When they must
fight, they slam opponents with their fists.
Air Mastery
(Ex): An airborne creature takes a -1 penalty on attack and
damage rolls against an air gen.
EARTH GEN
Tiny Outsider (Earth, Spirit, Extraplanar)
HP: 6
HP (1d8+2)
Initiative:
+1
Speed: 20 ft . (4 squares), fly 60 ft . (perfect)
Defense:
16 (+2 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 15
Base Attack:
+1
CMD/CMB: 14/-8
Attack:
Slam +5 melee (1d2+1)
Full Attack: 2
slams +5 melee (1d2+1)
Space/Reach:
2-1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special
Attacks: —
Special
Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft ., earth mastery, elemental endurance,
fetch spells, immunity to acid, elemental travel, vulnerability to electricity
Saves: Fort+3,Ref+3,Will+4
Abilities:
Str 12, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 13, Wis
Skills Level
bonus +0): Concentration +5, Knowledge (arcana) +5, Knowledge
(the planes) +5, Perception +6, Stealth +5, Search +5, Spellcraft +5, Survival
+6
Feats:
Combat Casting, Weapon Finesse
Environment:
Any elemental plane
Organization:
Solitary
Challenge
Rating: 1
Treasure:
Standard
Alignment:
Often chaotic evil
Advancement:
2-3 HD (Tiny); 4-6 HD (Small)
Level
Adjustment: —
This creature resembles a muscular, dusky-skinned humanoid.
Tiny gems stud its skin.
Earth gens usually dwell on the Elemental Plane of
Earth. Thought to be related to the dao, they are often found within dao
cities, although they travel almost constantly.
Earth gens speak one regional language and Terran.
COMBAT
Earth gens avoid combat whenever possible. When they
must fight, they slam opponents with their fists.
Earth Mastery
(Ex): An earth gen gains a +1 bonus on attack and damage
rolls if both it and its foe are touching the ground. If an opponent is
airborne or waterborne, the gen takes a -4 penalty on attack and damage rolls.
(These modifiers are not included in the statistics block.)
FIRE GEN
Tiny
Outsider (Spirit, Extraplanar, Fire)
HP:
5 hp (1d8+1)
Initiative:
+2
Speed:
20 ft .
(4 squares), fly 60 ft .
(perfect)
Defense:
15 (+2 size, +2 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14,
flat-footed 13
Base
Attack/Grapple: +1
CMD/
CMB: 13/-9
Attack:
Slam +5 melee (1d2 plus 1 fire)
Full
Attack: 2 slams +5 melee (1d2 plus 1 fire)
Space/Reach:
2-1/2 ft./0
ft.
Special
Attacks: Heat
Special
Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft ., elemental endurance, fetch spells,
immunity to fire, elemental travel, vulnerability to cold
Saves: Fort+2,Ref+4,Will+4
Abilities:
Str 7, Dex
14, Con 10, Int 13, Wis
Skills:
Concentration +4, Knowledge (arcana) +5, Knowledge
(the planes) +5, Perception +5, Stealth +5, Spellcraft +5, Survival +6
Feats:
Combat Casting, Weapon Finesse
Environment:
Any elemental plane
Organization:
Solitary
Challenge
Rating: 1
Treasure:
Standard
Alignment:
Often neutral evil
Advancement:
2-3 HD (Tiny); 4-6 HD (Small)
Level
Adjustment: —
This
creature resembles a ruddy-skinned humanoid with hair like crackling flames.
Fire
gens can usually be found on the Spirit world, in the Elemental region of Fire.
Thought to be related to the efreet, they are often found within efreeti
cities, although they travel almost constantly.
Fire
gens speak one regional language and Ignan.
COMBAT
Fire
gens avoid combat whenever possible. When they must fight, they slam opponents
with their fists.
Heat
(Ex): A fire gen's red-hot body deals 1 point of extra fire
damage whenever it hits in melee, or in each round that it maintains a hold
while grappling.
WATER GEN
Tiny Outsider (Spirit, Aquatic, Extraplanar, Water)
HP:
5 hp (1d8+1)
Initiative:
+1
Speed: 20 ft . (4 squares), fly 60 ft . (perfect), swim 20 ft .
Defense:
14 (+2 size, +1 Dex, +1 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 13
Base Attack:
+1
CMD/ CMB: 14/-9
Attack:
Slam +5 melee (1d2 plus 1 ice)
Full
Attack: 2 slams +5 melee (1d2 plus 1 ice)
Space/Reach:
2-1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special
Attacks: —
Special
Qualities: Amphibious, darkvision 60 ft ., elemental endurance,
fetch spells, immunity to cold, elemental travel, vulnerability to fire
Saves:
Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +4
Abilities:
Str 7, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 13, Wis
Skills:
Concentration +6, Knowledge (arcana) +5, Knowledge (the planes) +5, Perception +5,
Stealth +5, Spellcraft +5, Survival +6, Swim +6
Feats:
Combat CastingB, Weapon Finesse
Environment:
Any elemental plane
Organization:
Solitary
Challenge
Rating: 1/2
Treasure:
Standard
Alignment:
Often chaotic neutral
Advancement:
2-3 HD (Tiny); 4-6 HD (Small)
Level
Adjustment: —
This creature resembles a blue-skinned humanoid with hair
like waving seaweed.
Water gens often dwell on the spirit world in the
Elemental regions of Water. Thought to be related to the marids, they are often
found within marid cities, although they travel almost constantly.
Water gens speak one regional language and Aquan.
COMBAT
Water gens avoid combat whenever possible. When they
must fight, they slam opponents with their fists.
Amphibious
(Ex): Although water gens are aquatic, they can survive
indefinitely on land.